Jerusalem Cardinal Pizzaballa: 'Board of Peace colonialist operation'
The Board of Peace is a new international body that, in the intentions of the White House, should deal with the management and resolution of global conflicts
"What do I think of the Board of Peace? I think it is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians'.
Thus Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, interviewed by Rai journalist Maria Gianniti during a meeting in the sanctuary of San Francesco a Ripa, in Rome. "I would answer very candidly," Pizzaballa premised, "They asked us to enter. A billion is no more, but above all, the task of the Church is not this. The Sacraments are the dignity of the person'.
The Board of Peace is a new international body that in the intentions of the White House should deal with the management and resolution of global conflicts. It is a project that deeply divides the international community and raises questions about the resilience of the multilateral architecture built after World War II. The countries invited by US President Donald Trump have been asked for a billion dollars in membership fees.
Strong misgivings have emerged in Europe about the Board's structure, which would conflict with certain constitutional principles and the autonomy of the European legal order. An internal document of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of 19 January criticised the 'concentration of powers' attributed to the US president in the Board's proposal, and several countries reacted with caution or rejection.
